Korea expenxive for DONE!
Jan 3, 2007 | 3:20 am
#1
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Korea expenxive for DONE!
I just got the pricing back for a DONE4 exICN from the AA office in Seoul!
I was quite shocked that the price before taxes and Q charge was US$7202...
That makes it similar to Australia I think....I'll be looking elsewhere- CMB or TPE I think.
I was quite shocked that the price before taxes and Q charge was US$7202...
That makes it similar to Australia I think....I'll be looking elsewhere- CMB or TPE I think.
Jan 3, 2007 | 8:58 am
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I actually emailed the CX office in CMB a little before Christmas, and I am still waiting to hear back from them
I called today, but the message said the office was closed...maybe there was a public holiday there.
I'll try them again tomorrow. Hope I can get a ticket- either DONE3 or 4 under 5000USD...
I called today, but the message said the office was closed...maybe there was a public holiday there.
I'll try them again tomorrow. Hope I can get a ticket- either DONE3 or 4 under 5000USD...
Jan 3, 2007 | 11:04 am
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I actually emailed the CX office in CMB a little before Christmas, and I am still waiting to hear back from them
I called today, but the message said the office was closed...maybe there was a public holiday there.
I'll try them again tomorrow. Hope I can get a ticket- either DONE3 or 4 under 5000USD...
I called today, but the message said the office was closed...maybe there was a public holiday there.
I'll try them again tomorrow. Hope I can get a ticket- either DONE3 or 4 under 5000USD...
That makes it similar to Australia I think....I'll be looking elsewhere- CMB or TPE I think.
Apr 23, 2008 | 8:17 pm
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Interestingly, Korea is now back up there in the cheapest stakes within Asia.
Based on a half-hacked version of Weary-Biz spreadsheet with prices updated based on the OW site and currency updated (as of 24-Apr) I get the following.
AA ticketing offices based on : http://www.aa.com/aa/i18nForward.do?...ckets/main.jsp (nb no longer shows an Australian office)
In USD (for Asia Pac regions) (apart from Sth Africa and only included because it is so cheap) (Sorted by DONE 4 pricing - in USD)
(Note. Didn't realise this thread was so old - anyway provides updated pricing for all.)
Based on a half-hacked version of Weary-Biz spreadsheet with prices updated based on the OW site and currency updated (as of 24-Apr) I get the following.
AA ticketing offices based on : http://www.aa.com/aa/i18nForward.do?...ckets/main.jsp (nb no longer shows an Australian office)
In USD (for Asia Pac regions) (apart from Sth Africa and only included because it is so cheap) (Sorted by DONE 4 pricing - in USD)
Code:
DONE3 DONE4 DONE5 DONE6 AA office South Africa na 5,175 5,868 6,866 Yes Pakistan 5,925 6,671 7,673 8,823 Yes Indonesia 5,928 6,779 7,725 8,630 Korea 5,692 6,784 7,797 8,796 Yes Philippines 6,134 7,022 8,001 8,925 Yes Sri Lanka 6,244 7,119 8,186 9,323 Yes Bangladesh 6,324 7,152 8,388 9,348 Japan 6,365 7,207 8,267 9,486 Yes India 6,694 7,643 8,790 10,008 Yes Taiwan 6,938 7,867 9,047 10,405 Yes Thailand 6,974 8,113 9,346 9,967 Yes New Zealand na 8,427 9,619 11,026 China 7,521 8,475 9,865 11,004 Yes Hong Kong 7,713 8,705 9,920 10,851 Yes Australia na 9,904 11,036 12,356
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Apr 23, 2008 | 9:59 pm
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There is a Sydney AA office on O'Riordan St. There;s just no public access to it which is probably why it's not listed. But they will ticket ex-Oz xONExs. You'd have to call the Aussie reservations hotline which diverts to indiAA for now, but the call centre will soon be moved to BNE.
Apr 23, 2008 | 10:23 pm
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I should also note that Korea becomes even more attractive from 2-Jun due to the new AY ICN-HEL flight which means not having to burn a segment to get back to HKG, SIN or NRT in order to leave Asia
Apr 24, 2008 | 5:45 pm
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Don't forget BKK. No longer the cheapest (by far), but does give freedom to move in and out of NRT and HKG to mop those last few xONEx segments before the run home (and BA award flights BKK-SYD are usually quite easy to get (so long as you can predict when they will be released).
Apr 24, 2008 | 8:16 pm
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Be aware that the DONE4 price ex NRT on the OW site is wrong (and has been for some time - they appear to be pulling from an old file). It says the price is Y743,200 but it should be Y780,400, so rather nearer $7,500 rather than $7,200 ..... unless, of course, they have in fact rolled back last year's price increase, which somehow I very much doubt.
Apr 25, 2008 | 1:22 am
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Now we are living in Korea again (after 8 months in Australia), glad to see the relative price drop here! The Korean Government also has limits on the fuel charges that can put on tickets issued in Korea. This may make it even better value than exNRT. There is the need to get an extra flight if one wants to use BA to Europe though (ICN to NRT or HKG)
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